The good news is that Connor isn’t being forgotten. Just yesterday, Connor’s Pittsburgh-area elementary school got together to celebrate the Stone Crusher’s life, build him a memorial — a stone, no less — and hug him with whatever they’ve got, wherever he is. Via CBS Pittsburgh:

There was a tearful and emotional moment of silence, followed by a giant hug for a brave little boy.

“Well, we went around the tree and we gave him a hug and we always remember him,” first grader Griff Jarrell said.

If that’s not heartbreaking enough, the story has lines like this:

“It makes me feel sad, but I’m still happy because I know he’s in a good place now,” first grader Olivia Angelo said.

First grader. God, first graders should never have to say things like that.

Here’s a video of the story from the local news that features a shot of Connor’s stone, thoughts from some kids and faculty and footage of him playing baseball. I know the video looks crazy tiny, but you can thank local news embed codes for that. It’s a great video, so I’d recommend hitting play and then making it full screen. If that doesn’t work, I’ll try to get in a better video as soon as one becomes available.